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Health care utilization and costs among medical-aid enrollees, the poor not enrolled in medical-aid, and the near poor in South Korea
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dc.contributor.author | 김태현 | - |
dc.contributor.author | 박은철 | - |
dc.contributor.author | 최재우 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-26T16:43:49Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-26T16:43:49Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/156761 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Although government has implemented medical-aid policy that provides assistance to the poor with almost free medical services, there are low-income people who do not receive necessary medical services in Korea. The aim of this study is to highlight the characteristics of Medical-Aid enrollees, the poor not enrolled in Medical-Aid, and the near poor and their utilization and costs for health care. METHODS: This study draws on the 2012 Korea Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS), a nationally representative dataset. We divided people with income less than 120% of the minimum cost of living (MCL) into three groups (n = 2,784): the poor enrolled in Medical-Aid, the poor not enrolled in Medical-Aid (at or below 100% of MCL), and the near poor (100-120% of MCL). Using a cross-sectional design, this study provides an overview of health care utilization and costs of these three groups. RESULTS: The findings of the study suggest that significantly lower health care utilization was observed for the poor not enrolled in Medical-Aid compared to those enrolled in Medical-Aid. On the other hand, two groups (the poor not enrolled in Medical-Aid, the near poor) had higher health care costs, percentage of medical expenses to income compared to Medical-Aid. CONCLUSION: Given the particularly low rate of the population enrolled in Medical-Aid, similarly economically vulnerable groups are more likely to face barriers to needed health services. Meeting the health needs of these groups is an important consideration. | - |
dc.description.statementOfResponsibility | open | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH | - |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR | - |
dc.rights | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/kr/ | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Adult | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Cross-Sectional Studies | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Delivery of Health Care/economics | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Delivery of Health Care/utilization* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Female | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Humans | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Male | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Medical Assistance/utilization* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Middle Aged | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Poverty/statistics & numerical data* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Republic of Korea/epidemiology | - |
dc.title | Health care utilization and costs among medical-aid enrollees, the poor not enrolled in medical-aid, and the near poor in South Korea | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.college | Graduate School of Public Health | - |
dc.contributor.department | Graduate School of Public Health | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Jae Woo Choi | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Eun-Cheol Park | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Sung-Youn Chun | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Kyu-Tae Han | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Euna Han | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Tae Hyun Kim | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12939-015-0257-9 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A01082 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A01618 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A04175 | - |
dc.relation.journalcode | J02914 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1475-9276 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 26572490 | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Health care utilization | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Medical cost | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Economically vulnerable groups | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Kim, Tae Hyun | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Park, Eun Chul | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Choi, Jae Woo | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kim, Tae Hyun | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Park, Eun Chul | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Choi, Jae Woo | - |
dc.citation.volume | 14 | - |
dc.citation.number | 1 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 128 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, Vol.14(1) : 128, 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.rimsid | 39890 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
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